Dong Chinese dictionary

pǔ

universal

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 並 represents the sound.

Components

bìng

side by side

普 and 並 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

日 Meaning component

rì

sun

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

pǔ

universal, general, widespread; general; popular; everywhere; universal

Most common words with 普

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

Sources